Research Ranger--Pirates: A bibliography of Multnomah County Library resources AUTHOR Adkins, Jan. TITLE What if you met a pirate? : an historical voyage of seafaring speculation / written & illustrated by Jan Adkins. PUB INFO Brookfield, Ct. : Roaring Brook Press, c2004. CALL # j 910.45 A236w 2004. AUTHOR Davis, Kelly. TITLE See-through pirates / Kelly Davis. PUB INFO Philadelphia, PA : Running Press Kids, 2003. CALL # j 910.45 D262s 2003. AUTHOR Dennis, Peter, 1950- TITLE Shipwreck / illustrated by Peter Dennis ; [text, Claire Aston]. PUB INFO Hauppauge, NY : Barron's Educational Series, Inc., c2001. CALL # j 910.452 D411s 2001. AUTHOR Gibbons, Gail. TITLE Pirates : robbers of the high seas / Gail Gibbons. PUB INFO Boston : Little, Brown, c1993. CALL # j 910.45 G441p. AUTHOR Harward, Barnaby. TITLE The best book of pirates / Barnaby Harward. PUB INFO New York : Kingfisher, 2002. CALL # j 910.45 H343b 2002. AUTHOR Kallen, Stuart A., 1955- TITLE Life among the pirates / by Stuart A. Kallen. PUB INFO San Diego, CA : Lucent Books, c1999. CALL # j 910.45 K14L 1999. AUTHOR Lincoln, Margarette. TITLE The pirate's handbook / Margarette Lincoln. PUB INFO New York, N.Y. : Cobblehill Books, c1995. CALL # j 910.45 L738p. AUTHOR Lock, Deborah. TITLE Pirate / written by Deborah Lock. PUB INFO New York, NY : DK Pub., 2005. CALL # j 910.45 L813p 2005. AUTHOR Malam, John, 1957- TITLE How to be a pirate / written by John Malam ; illustrated by Dave Antram. PUB INFO Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2005. CALL # j 910.45 M236h 2005. AUTHOR Maynard, Christopher. TITLE Pirates! : raiders of the high seas / written by Christopher Maynard. PUB INFO New York : DK Pub., 1998. CALL # j 910.45 M471p 1998. AUTHOR Osborne, Will. TITLE Pirates / by Will Osborne and Mary Pope Osborne ; illustrated by Sal Murdocca. PUB INFO New York : Random House, 2001. CALL # j 910.45 O81p 2001. AUTHOR Platt, Richard. TITLE Pirate / written by Richard Platt ; photographed by Tina Chambers. PUB INFO London ; New York : Dorling Kindersley, 2000. CALL # j 910.45 P719p 2000. AUTHOR Platt, Richard. TITLE Discovering pirates / Richard Platt. PUB INFO Gretna : Pelican, 2004, c2002. CALL # j 910.45 P719d 2004. AUTHOR Steele, Philip, 1948- TITLE Pirates / Philip Steele. PUB INFO New York : Kingfisher, 1997. CALL # j 910.45 S814p. AUTHOR Stewart, David (David Evelyn), 1954- TITLE You wouldn't want to explore with Sir Francis Drake! a pirate you'd rather not know / written by David Stewart ; illustrated by David Antram ; created and designed by David Salariya. PUB INFO New York : Franklin Watts, 2005. CALL # j 910.92 S849y 2005. AUTHOR Wright, Rachel. TITLE Pirates : facts, things to make, activities / Rachel Wright. PUB INFO North Mankato, Minn. : Sea-to-Sea Publications, c2005. CALL # j 910.45 W952p 2005. Provided by the School Corps Easier Scavenger Hunt Questions—On Green Paper Question #1 Name one type of knot that pirates used. HINT: Look in Pirates: Things to Make, Facts, Activities. Question # 2 Alwilda was a princess who became a pirate. Why did she want to become a pirate? HINT: Look in The Best Book of Pirates. Question #3 What was the pirate Bartholomew Roberts usually called? HINT: Look in Pirates: Robbers of the High Seas Question #4 What did a red background on a pirate flag mean? HINT: Look in How to be a Pirate Question #5 Salamagundi was a favorite food of pirates. What was in it? HINT: Look in What if You Meet a Pirate? Question #6 Two Turkish pirates were brothers. They were called Barbarossa. What did Barbarossa mean? HINT: Look in Pirates: Things to Make, Facts, Activities Question #7 Scurvy was a disease that pirates (and other sailors) often caught. What kind of symptoms did a person with scurvy have? HINT: Look in You Wouldn’t Want to Explore with Sir Francis Drake Question #8 A “talent” was a way to measure money in ancient times. How much did one “talent” of gold weigh? HINT: Look in Pirates: Raiders of the High Seas Question #9 Why did pirates eat “hard tack” (biscuits) in the dark? HINT: Look in Pirate (Eye Wonder) Question #10 Pirates liked to use a weapon called a cutlass. What was a cutlass? HINT: Look in Pirates (Magic Tree House Research Guide) Question #11 When the pirate Blackbeard went into battle, what did he do with his beard and long hair? HINT: Look in Pirates (Magic Tree House Research Guide) Question #12 Once, when the pirate Antonio Fuët was attacking a ship, his cannon ran out of shot. What did he use instead? HINT: Look in Pirates: Ships, Flags, Treasure, Weapons, Lore Question #13 What animal was one of a pirate’s favorite pets? HINT: Look in Life Among the Pirates Question #14 Ching Shih was a female pirate in China. How many other pirates did she control? HINT: Look in Pirate (Eyewitness) Question #15 What was the job of the boatswain on a pirate ship? HINT: Look in See-Through Pirates Question #16 What did Christopher Condent’s pirate flag look like? Draw a picture of it. HINT: Look in The Best Book of Pirates Harder Questions—On Yellow Paper Question #17 What did pirates use a sugar barrel for? HINT: Look in See-Through Pirates Question #18 Alexander Selkirk was a real castaway from a pirate ship. He was put ashore on an island. How long did he live on the island before he was rescued? HINT: Look in Discovering Pirates Question #19 Why did Queen Elizabeth throw Sir Walter Raleigh in jail? HINT: Look in What if You Met a Pirate? Question #20 When pirate ships were wrecked and sunk, people would sometimes try to rescue the treasure. One invention called a diving bell allowed divers to stay underwater longer to look for treasure. How long could someone using John Lethbridge’s diving bell stay under water? Question #21 When a pirate talked about wearing “long clothes,” what did he mean? HINT: Look in The Pirate’s Handbook Question #22 When Sir Francis Drake sailed around the world, he found a place he named “Nova Albion” (or New England). Where is Nova Albion today? Pirates Book Scavenger Hunt Answers Question #1 Name one type of knot that pirates used. Answer: the reef knot or the cat’s paw Found in: Pirates: Things to Make, Facts, Activities Page #: 26 Question #2 Alwilda was a princess who became a pirate. Why did she want to become a pirate? Answer: she didn’t like the man her father had chosen for her to marry Found in: The Best Book of Pirates Page #: 24 Question #3 What was the pirate Bartholomew Roberts usually called? Answer: Black Bart Found in: Pirates: Robbers of the High Seas Page #: no page number Question #4 What did a red background on a pirate flag mean? Answer: all your enemies will die Found in: How to be a Pirate Page #: 17 Question #5 Salamagundi was a favorite food of pirates. What was in it? Answer: meats, vegetables, eggs, etc. Found in: What if You Meet a Pirate? Page #: 32 Question #6 Two Turkish pirates were brothers. They were called Barbarossa. What did Barbarossa mean? Answer: red beard Found in: Pirates: Things to Make, Facts, Activities Page #: 7 Question #7 Scurvy was a disease that pirates (and other sailors) often caught. What kind of symptoms did a person with scurvy have? Answer: aching and swollen joints, bad breath, bleeding gums, teeth falling out Found in: You Wouldn’t Want to Explore with Sir Francis Drake Page #: 9 Question #8 A “talent” was a way to measure money in ancient times. How much did one “talent” of gold weigh? Answer: 58 lbs (26 kg) Found in: Pirates: Raiders of the High Seas Page #: 48 Question #9 Why did pirates eat “hard tack” (biscuits) in the dark? Answer: to avoid seeing the weevils on them Found in: Pirate (Eye Wonder) Page #: 30 Question #10 Pirates liked to use a weapon called a cutlass. What was a cutlass? Answer: a short sword with a wide, sharp blade Found in: Pirates (Magic Tree House Research Guide) Page #: Question #11 When the pirate Blackbeard went into battle, what did he do with his beard and long hair? Answer: he braided rope into them and set it on fire! Found in: Pirates (Magic Tree House Research Guide) Page #: 53 Question #12 Once, when the pirate Antonio Fuët was attacking a ship, his cannon ran out of shot. What did he use instead? Answer: moidores, a type of gold coin Found in: Pirates: Ships, Flags, Treasure, Weapons, Lore Page #: 57 Question #13 What animal was one of a pirate’s favorite pets? Answer: parrots Found in: Life Among the Pirates Page #: 65 Question #14 Ching Shih was a female pirate in China. How many other pirates did she control? Answer: 80,000 Found in: Pirate (Eyewitness) Page #: 33 Question #15 What was the job of the boatswain on a pirate ship? Answer: to inspect the ship’s sails and rigging Found in: See-Through Pirates Page #: 11 Question #16 What did Christopher Condent’s pirate flag look like? Answer: see page 9 of the book Found in: The Best Book of Pirates Page #: 9 Question #17 What did pirates use a sugar barrel for? Answer: as punishment. Victims had to spend several hours inside one. Found in: See-Through Pirates Page #: 18 Question #18 Alexander Selkirk was a real castaway from a pirate ship. He was put ashore on an island. How long did he live on the island before he was rescued? Answer: five years Found in: Discovering Pirates Page #: 27 Question #19 Why did Queen Elizabeth throw Sir Walter Raleigh in jail? Answer: he married one of her ladies-in-waiting without permission Found in: What if You Met a Pirate? Page #: 25 Question #20 When pirate ships sunk, people would sometimes try to rescue the treasure.